# CHAFFORD GORGES LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1113511
- **Other names:** CHAFFORD GORGES
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 31, 2006
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1113511


## Contact

- **Address:** Essex Wildlife Trust, Joan Elliot Visitor Centre, Abbotts Hall Farm, Maldon Road, Great Wigborough
- **Postcode:** COLCHEST
- **Phone:** 01621862960
- **Email:** admin@essexwt.org.uk
- **Website:** www.essexwt.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3A. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO LOOK AFTER AND FURTHER THE CONSERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF: -(I) THE AREA KNOWN  AS CHAFFORD HUNDRED GORGES COMPRISING APPROXIMATELY 200 ACRES OF LAND IN THE BOROUGH OF THURROCK, ESSEX, INCLUDING WARREN GORGE, LION GORGE, GIBBS WOOD, WOULDHAM CLIFF, GRAYS GORGE, SANDMARTIN CLIFF AND ANY ADDITIONAL LAND THAT IS CONTIGUOUS WITH THIS AREA;(II) THE WILDLIFE AND HABITATS OF THIS AREA;(III) THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THIS AREA;(IV) THE ZOOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, HISTORICAL, BIODIVERSITY, ARCHAEOLOGICAL, SCIENTIFIC, GEOLOGICAL, AMENITY AND LANDSCAPE INTEREST OF THIS AREA,IN ANY AREA WHICH ARE CHARITABLE IN LAW.B. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN:(I) THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF AREAS LIKE CHAFFORD HUNDRED GORGES;(II) THE PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;(III) THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION,IN ANY WAYS WHICH ARE CHARITABLE IN LAW.

**Activities:** Aim to improve the wildlife habitats of the nature park in order to broaden the biodiversity of the site and conserve existing species. The site is used for local community events and also for education activities for all ages as it is the major open green space for a large new housing development.

**Area of benefit:** THE AREA KNOWN AS CHAFFORD HUNDRED GORGES COMPRISING APPROXIMATELY 200 ACRES OF LAND IN THE BOROUGH OF THURROCK, ESSEX.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Essex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £214536 | £209207 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £222364 | £192762 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £130406 | £119141 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £139708 | £109447 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £140283 | £95772 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Dr Jeremy Dagley — appointed July 12, 2022
- Philip John Cunningham — appointed April 28, 2015
- Richard Yates — appointed July 12, 2022
- Samantha Quill — appointed July 12, 2022


